Defamation

erything you need to know about defamation to review and pass your exam. Common law and more modern approaches covered along with defenses....

Reckless disregard means an unreasonable disregard of a high probability or risk of falsity or a high degree of awareness of probable falsity of the defamatory statement. ...

Under Common Law it is presumed that the plaintiff suffered general damages and requires no proof of actual damage when the defamation is slander per se or libel....

Defamation is a false statement communicated to a third part of and concerning the plaintiff which lowers the plaintiff in the esteem of the community or discourages third persons from associating with him....

The main thing about defamation is that it is an element driven cause of action. In general, if any of the elements are missing, there is no defamation....